India Stats
India Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
India v Sri Lanka, Tue 22 Dec, 13:30: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated 1 November 2026, after the New Zealand game
Sanju Samson
Keeper, batted 1
4 10 balls
2
Abhishek Sharma
All-rounder, batted 2
1 2 balls
3
Ishan Kishan
Keeper, batted 3
61 32 balls
4
Shreyas Iyer
Batter, batted 4
50 23 balls
5
Tilak Varma
Batter, batted 5
6 8 balls
6
Naman Dhir
All-rounder, batted 6
33 23 balls
7
Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-rounder, batted 7
22 17 balls
8
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bowler, batted 8
6 4 balls
9
Prince Yadav
Bowler, batted 9
0* 1 balls
10
Arshdeep Singh
Bowler, batted 10
1* 1 balls
11
Varun Chakaravarthy
Bowler
1-45 bowling
India Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 40 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sanju Samson | 20 | 28.4 | 174.5 | A. Sharma (10), V. Sooryavanshi (6) |
| 2Abhishek Sharma | 28 | 31.8 | 205.8 | S. Samson (6), V. Sooryavanshi (3) |
| 3Ishan Kishan | 25 | 38.0 | 168.3 | T. Varma (9), S. Samson (3) |
| 4Shreyas Iyer | 23 | 30.8 | 149.9 | S. Yadav (13), S. Dube (2) |
| 5Tilak Varma | 15 | 41.4 | 142.7 | H. Pandya (7), S. Dube (7) |
| 6Shivam Dube | 8 | 31.7 | 171.2 | T. Varma (7), A. Patel (4) |
| 7Shivam Dube | 7 | 39.7 | 191.9 | N. Kumar Reddy (4), R. Singh (4) |
| 8Axar Patel | 12 | 7.7 | 104.5 | N. Kumar Reddy (2), S. Dube (2) |
| 9Arshdeep Singh | 8 | 5.0 | 88.2 | H. Rana (2), V. Chakaravarthy (2) |
| 10Arshdeep Singh | 5 | 7.0 | 87.5 | V. Chakaravarthy (3), P. Yadav (2) |
| 11Mayank Yadav | 3 | 3.0 | 50.0 | P. Yadav (2), K. Yadav (1) |
India Selections
Every player India picked in the last 40 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | 39/40 | 2 | XI |
| Ishan Kishan | 35/40 | 3 | XI |
| Tilak Varma | 35/40 | 5 | XI |
| Shivam Dube | 31/40 | 6 | - |
| Arshdeep Singh | 31/40 | 9 | XI |
| Sanju Samson | 29/40 | 1 | XI |
| Axar Patel | 29/40 | 8 | - |
| Shreyas Iyer | 24/40 | 4 | XI |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 18/40 | 10 | XI |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 18/40 | 11 | - |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 16/40 | 4 | - |
| Hardik Pandya | 16/40 | 5 | - |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 13/40 | 9 | - |
| Prince Yadav | 12/40 | 9 | XI |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 10/40 | 1 | - |
| Rinku Singh | 10/40 | 6 | - |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 10/40 | 7 | XI |
| Naman Dhir | 9/40 | 6 | XI |
| Mayank Yadav | 9/40 | 11 | - |
| Harshit Rana | 8/40 | 7 | - |
| Washington Sundar | 8/40 | 9 | - |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 7/40 | 11 | - |
| Suryansh Shedge | 4/40 | 7 | - |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4/40 | 8 | XI |
| Yash Thakur | 4/40 | - | - |
| Prasidh Krishna | 3/40 | 10 | - |
| Jitesh Sharma | 2/40 | 7 | - |
| Ashok Sharma | 2/40 | - | - |
| Shubman Gill | 1/40 | 2 | - |
| Mohammad Siraj | 1/40 | - | - |
India T20I Lineups Questions
What is India's predicted XI against Sri Lanka?
Until the toss, India's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 1 Nov 2026 against New Zealand: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Who opens the batting for India?
Over the last 40 T20Is, Sanju Samson batted at one 20 times and Abhishek Sharma at two 28 times.
Who bats at three for India?
Ishan Kishan, 25 times in the last 40 T20Is, then Tilak Varma (9).
Who has played every T20I for India recently?
Nobody played all of India's last 40 T20Is. Abhishek Sharma played the most, 39.